[GH-ISSUE #851] wiki: Using Different Keys --> Adding Key Aliases #621

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opened 2026-03-04 01:06:30 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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2026-03-04 01:06:30 +03:00

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Originally created by @abitrolly on GitHub (May 22, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/rivo/tview/issues/851

In Using Different Keys I would change the title to clarify that the chapter speaks about reusing key handler for a different key.

### Key Aliases

You can add another shortcut to function that is already mapped to specific key. For example,
if you want to `w` to behave like `j` - navigate upwards.

    textView.SetInputCapture(func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
    	if event.Rune() == 'w' {
    		return tcell.NewEventKey(tcell.KeyRune, 'j', tcell.ModNone)
    	}
    	return event
    })

Originally created by @abitrolly on GitHub (May 22, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/rivo/tview/issues/851 In [Using Different Keys](https://github.com/rivo/tview/wiki/CustomKeys) I would change the title to clarify that the chapter speaks about reusing key handler for a different key. ``` ### Key Aliases You can add another shortcut to function that is already mapped to specific key. For example, if you want to `w` to behave like `j` - navigate upwards. textView.SetInputCapture(func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey { if event.Rune() == 'w' { return tcell.NewEventKey(tcell.KeyRune, 'j', tcell.ModNone) } return event }) ```

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2026-03-04 01:06:31 +03:00

kerem commented

2026-03-04 01:06:31 +03:00

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@rivo commented on GitHub (Jun 18, 2023):

Thanks. I've added some clarifications to the wiki (as well as some new information which was still missing).

@rivo commented on GitHub (Jun 18, 2023): Thanks. I've added some clarifications to the wiki (as well as some new information which was still missing).